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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3149
Sponsored by Representatives MARSH, GOMBERG, Senators ANDERSON, GIROD, GOLDEN (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Allows state moneys to be spent for school districts that were impacted by wildfires for
four more school years.(Flesch Readability Score: 76.2).
Allows for additional distributions of state moneys to wildfire-impacted school districts for an
additional four school years.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state moneys for school districts impacted by wildfires; creating new provisions;
amending sections 3, 7 and 8, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 3, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, is amended to read:
Sec. 3. (1) Section 2 [of this 2022 Act], chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, applies to State School
Fund and Student Investment Account distributions and to High School Graduation and College and
Career Readiness Fund apportionments madefor the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, [and]
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 school years.
(2) The Department of Education shall award grants under section 2 [of this 2022 Act], chapter
43, Oregon Laws 2022, to qualifying school districts for the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, [and]
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 school years.
SECTION 2. Section 7, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, is amended to read:
Sec. 7. Sections 2 and 4 [of this 2022 Act], chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, are repealed on
[July 1, 2025] September 30, 2029.
SECTION 3. Section 8, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, is amended to read:
Sec. 8. (1) On [July 1, 2025] September 30, 2029, the School Stabilization Subaccount for
Wildfire-impacted School Districts established under section 4 [of this 2022 Act], chapter 43, Oregon
Laws 2022, is abolished.
(2) Any moneys remaining in the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School
Districts on [July 1, 2025] September 30, 2029, shall be transferred to the Statewide Education In-
itiatives Account.
SECTION 4.In addition to the uses of the Statewide Education Initiatives Account that
are authorized under ORS 327.254, the Department of Education shall transfer $38,500,000
from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account to the School Stabilization Subaccount for
Wildfire-impacted School Districts established under section 4, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022,
for the purpose of awarding grants as provided by section 2, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022.
SECTION 5.This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 979 HB3149
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